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Class 10 Social Science Political Science Chapter 4 Gender, Religion and Caste MCQ

1. What is the percentage of Hindus in India, as per the 2001 Census?
(a) 13.4
(b) 80.5
(c) 90.2
(d) 91

Answer: (b) 80.5

2. Among the following, which countries have high participation of women in public life?
(a) Sweden and India
(b) Norway and Sri Lanka
(c) Nepal and Finland
(d) Sweden and Africa

Answer: (d) Sweden and Africa

3. Family laws deal with
(a) marriage and divorce
(b) adoption
(c) inheritance
(d) all of the above

Answer: (d) all of the above

4. The distinguishing feature of communalism is:
(a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
(b) Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.
(c) A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community.
(d) A secular constitution is sufficient combat communalism.

Answer: (a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.

5. In India, the representation of women in legislature has been
(a) moderate
(b) high
(c) low
(d) very low

Answer: (d) very low

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6. Identify the statements which suggest that it is not politics that gets caste-ridden, it is the caste that gets politicised.
A. When governments are formed, political parties take care that representatives of different castes find a place in it.
B. Each caste group incorporates neighbouring castes which were earlier excluded.
C. Various caste groups enter into a coalition with other castes.
D. Political parties and candidates in elections make appeals to caste sentiments.
(a) A, B and D
(b) B, C and D
(c) B and C
(d) A and D

Answer: (c) B and C

7. The system where father is the head of the family is called
(a) hierarchy
(b) matriarchy
(c) patriarchy
(d) monarchy

Answer: (c) patriarchy

8. When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
(a) Biological difference between men and women
(b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
(c) Unequal child sex ratio
(d) Absence of voting rights for women in democracies.

Answer: (b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women

9. Jotiba Phule was a/an
(a) social reformer
(b) political leader
(c) educationist
(d) environmentalist

Answer: (a) social reformer

10. In India seats are reserved for women in:
A. Lok Sabha
B. State legislative assemblies
C. Cabinets
D. Panchayati Raj bodies
(a) A, B and D
(b) B, C and D
(c) B and C
(d) A and D

Answer: (a) A, B and D

11. Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is wrong? It
(a) prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(b) gives official status to one religion.
(c) provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion.
(d) ensures equality of citizens within religious communities.

Answer: (b) gives official status to one religion.

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12. Which among the following statements about India’s Constitution is wrong? It
(a) prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.
(b) gives official status to one religion.
(c) provides to all individuals freedom to profess any religion.
(d) ensures equality of citizens within religious communities.

Answer: (b) gives official status to one religion.

13. When we speak of gender divisions, we usually refer to:
(a) Biological difference between men and women
(b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women
(c) Unequal child sex ratio
(d) Absence of voting rights for women in democracies.

Answer: (b) Unequal roles assigned by the society to men and women

14. From the given countries, which has a high participation of women in public life.

(a)Norway and Sri Lanka
(b)Sweden and India
(c)Sweden and Africa
(d)Nepal and Finland

Answer:(c)Sweden and Africa.

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15. In some places in India, by how much the child sex ratio has fallen to as low as?
(a) 927
(b) 840
(c) 820
(d) 800

Answer:(d) 800

16. The percentage of elected women members in the Lok Sabha has never reached what per cent of its total strength?
(a) 25%
(b) 15%
(c) 10%
(d) 5%

Answer: (c) 10%

17. Which of these matters deal with the ‘Family Laws’?
(a) Marriage and divorce
(b) Adoption
(c) Inheritance
(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

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18. Which of these is true about the most ugly form of communalism?
(a) Communal violence
(b) Riots
(c) Massacre
(d) All the above

Answer: (d) All the above

19. What is leading to the breakdown of caste hierarchy?
(a) Large-scale urbanisation
(b) Growth of literacy and education
(c) Occupational mobility
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

19. In which of these categories of work do you think less time is spent by men?
(a) Household and related work
(b) Sleep, self-care, reading etc.
(c) Income-generating work
(d) Talking and gossiping

Answer: (a) Household and related work

20. Indian society is of which type?
(a) A matriarchal society
(b) A patriarchal society
(c) A fraternal society
(d) None of these

Answer: (b) A patriarchal society

21. What is the result of political expression of gender division?
(a) Has helped to improve women’s role in public life
(b) Has provided a superior status to women
(c) The position remains the same, as it was
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Has helped to improve women’s role in public life

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22. What is mean by the term ‘Feminist’?
(a) Having the qualities considered typical of women.
(b) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
(c) The belief that men and women are equal.
(d) Men who look like women.

Answer: (b) A person who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men.

23. “A woman or a man who believes in equal rights and opportunities for men and women.” Select the correct option for the definition.
(a) Feminist
(b) Patriarchy
(c) Caste hierarchy
(d) Social change

Answer: (a) Feminist

24. Which leaders worked for the elimination of caste system in India?
(a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram as warn Naicker
(b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jotiba Phule, Periyar Ramaswami Naicker and Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Swami Vivekanand, Jotiba Phule and Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: (a) Jotiba Phule, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and Periyar Ram as warn Naicker

25. The distinguishing feature of communalism is:
(a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.
(b) Communalism leads to the belief that people belonging to different religions can live as equal citizens within one nation.
(c) A communal mind does not lead to quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community.
(d) A secular constitution is sufficient combat communalism.

Answer: (a) Followers of a particular religion must belong to one community.

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